Hello

[JayTea]

Hi.

I used to work for Don starting from "All Dogs" to the very start of animation for "Pebble"
I never really got much chance to see him "in action" because he was mostly in Ireland through those times.

I haven't done much in animation since a a six month stint of doing clean-up at another studio pretty much wrecked my hands. Hard to keep an entire scene in your head long enough to get it on paper when it feels like something is stabbing your wrists.

Despite the Pavlovian negative feedback loop I haven't completely lost my interest in animation.

[johncbeggs]

You worked for Don Bluth, thats awesome
I wish I can have that privilege some day.

do you meen pebble and the penguin because that movie was brilliant and I like the characters alot in that movie :)

[dmgctrl]

Great to have you here at the forums, JayTea.

[JayTea]

You worked for Don Bluth, thats do you meen pebble and the penguin because that movie was brilliant and I like the characters alot in that movie :)

Yes. That one.

Glad you liked it. I really didn't do much on it though - just two scenes before we were shut down due to a break in the funding. One of the two really should have been relabeled as John Pomeroy's. I had asked him for help, and by the time it was done, it was mostly done by John. The other scene, I think, got Don's patented "hide it with an overlay" treatment. (Edit: Found the scenes online. Both had been re-animated.)

I was no "shining star" as an animator there. I was too uptight about getting it "right" ( and consequently getting it wrong ) instead of letting myself have fun with the scenes.

[johncbeggs]

It must have been fun though :cool:

[Draconis]

Wow! That's awesome! Please don't beat yourself up over what happened, at least you've had the opportunity to work on some great projects with some legends in the business and no doubt you've learned a thing or two on the job and from the best...

I completely understand what you're saying about negative pavlovian feedback. that's kind of what happened to me despite the massive improvements in drawing when I was doing the webcomic, I let certain people get under my skin and it's been a negative feedback loop for a while but thanks to this forum as well as a few other places, I'm starting to feel that "magic" again and if I'm feeling it, no doubt others are too if they haven't already...

I'm also seeing the birth of another animation school on youtube as well, so it looks like we may be heading into a new renaessance of 2d glory again. :)

[JayTea]

Now there is probably the biggest reason I am here:
The hope that some that youthful enthusiasm y'all have
will rub off onto me. :)

[lavallelee]

Hey welcome, im a little late. But still welcome, looking forward to your progress :)

[TimothyB]

I wonder if ergonomic gloves (a half glove leaving fingers open) that have wrist support, cushions, and sometimes thumb support, might help long drawing sessions. They are mostly advertised for use with computers to prevent repetitive motion injury, so for drawing by hand it might not work out well, but something to think about.

[JayTea]

Hey, thanks for the suggestions, TimothyB.
It comes down to "I leaned to draw wrong".

I'm one of those folks who tends to "stangle the pencil" trying to keep it under perfect control. Learning to use one's whole arm and not just fingers and wrist is key to avoiding a fate such as mine.

I figure I'll be able to work comfortably again when direct mind control of the computer mouse comes down to the common consumer. :D

[Penumbra]

It's not quite telekinesis, but you might consider a Cintiq? I know they're ridiculously expensive and all, but conceptually at least it might be a help. X)